Summary:Based on Catherine Marshall's 1967 novel, this family-friendly period drama is set in a remote Appalachian village in 1912, where a new schoolteacher (played by Kellie Martin) gets caught in a love triangle. The series, which ran for two seasons, earned supporting actress Tyne Daly an Emmy award.

Even though it's riding the path already paved by the similar period drama, "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman," the two-hour premiere of "Christy" stands solidly on its own, representing exactly what we could use more of: hearty, dramatic television. [1 Apr 1994]

This is an impressive production. The cast is generally quite good; Ms. Martin is extraordinary, making Christy's fresh-faced innocence utterly captivating on these beautiful and sometimes dangerous mountains.

With luck, producer Barney Rosenzweig will soon decide what he really wants out of his show's characters, especially Daly, who quips tartly and fills out stiffly starched shirts. And the heavy-handedness of the scripts will prove less amusing as episodes pass. [31 Mar 1994]